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Convenience Store Woman ♡ Sayaka Murata
I do not even know where to start; it had been years since I had last been ready to cry for a book. Wow! For those of you who have never heard of the plot, let me give a very short summary: our main character is working part-time in a convenience store and does not…
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How To Read More While Saving Money
I do not know about you but as an avid reader, one of my biggest struggles is to find books for relatively cheap. I know that I can’t be the only one to spend way too much money on books and thus today, I have decided to share with you the ways I do save…
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Day in the life: intern at the (public) library
Which book lover has never dreamt of working at their local library? But what is it really like? How much work is it? Let me take you with me in a “typical” (do such things exist?) day in my life at the library!
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April Wrap up + FULL REVIEWS!♡ Picture books, French lit & Middle Grades.
I can now officially say that when you work full-time at a library, then you read more books. Obviously (and contrary to popular belief), you do not read at work, but you read a lot after work because you have seen all the pretty books you may potentially borrow and take home. Well, that is…
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Scribd vs. Audible: What Audiobooks Platform Is Best for you?
According to several studies, audiobooks have exploded in 2020. Libraries being closed (not all of them, fortunately enough!) and book stores not being that healthier, ebooks and audiobooks have met a bunch of new users. Today, I do not want to talk about ebooks but solely about audiobooks as I think it is even a…
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If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
It had been a while since I had read such a great book, sincerely. There are so many things I love about this book that creating a concise review is an astonishingly hard task for me. First, you must know that this book takes place in a prestigious university focusing on art. The group of…
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Feel prettier instantly: on the use of feeling pretty and on how to actually manage to do so
I think a lot of women (and not only women) suffer from feeling “ugly”. Nobody really defines what “ugly” is for them, but still, a lot of people consider themselves to be “ugly”. In a really self-development oriented world, we do not feel like saying it out loud and prefer acting as if we were…
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March Wrap up + FULL REVIEWS!♡ Middle Grades, foreign literature & Classics.
It is that time of the month again when I share my wrap up. This month, I read 14 books and I have decided to share with you no only their titles and my rating, but also short reviews for most of them. Ready? Go!
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![[ARC] Twas Just Before Bedtime ♡ Jessie L. Best](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img_2926-1.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Twas Just Before Bedtime ♡ Jessie L. Best
Click here to see my review on Goodreads. When the author contacted me to ask whether or not I would like to read and review her book, I felt like “oooooobviously”. I mean, we are talking about children’s literature and that is the theme of my thesis so it could not be more perfect!I have…
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Finding The Right Topic For Your Master’s/ PhD Thesis & Why It Matters So Much.
As I know that many of you are still studying, I have decided to share this post with you guys. Whether you are doing a master’s of research or considering starting a PhD, there is one thing that absolutely MUST be on your mind: your topic. When you embark into the beautiful adventure of writing…
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